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l J. -V. WOODWORTH. v FLIER.

.APPLICATION FILEI) AUG. 29. 1912.

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JSEPH V. WOODWRTH, F BROKLYN, NEW YORK.

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To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, .lossen V. Woonwon'ri-I, a citizen' of the UnitedStates, and

a resident of Brooklyn, in the county oi' 45 Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fliers, ofwhich the iollowing'is a speciication.

The invention relates to fliers as employed in the spinning of cotton,wool, jute, hemp and yarn for textile fabrics, and also bagging andrope.

It has Jfor its object to produce, instead of the present cast, forged,or hot pressed metal flier, a sheet metal, one-piece ilier and one whichmay be struck up from a suitable,

blank. Such flier will be of considerably less weight than those of thepresent type, less power therefore being required to operate thespinning machine and roving frames employing the same; and, moreover,the eiciency of the improved flier is greater and a more perfect balanceand smoothness of all Working parts is obtained. TheV flier may beproduced, furthermore, at less cost and allows of readyinterchangeability and duplication ci the same.

The nature ci the invention will best be understood when described inconnection with the. accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a planof the blank of suitable sheet metal which is formed into the iier.Figs. Q'to 6 are vertical sections illustrating the different stages inthe manufacture olf the iiier. 2' isea front elevation, partly insection, illustrating the completed flier.

Fig. 8 is a 'fragmentary view illustrating a modification. .4 Similarcharacters of reference designate corresponding parte throughout theseveral views.

Referring to the drawings, l have illustrated in Fig,, 1 substantiallythe shape ofv the blank 1() of material, such as sheet steel, from whichthe dier is formed. lt will be noted, particularly with respect to Fig.`2, that this materia-,l may be reinforced in roll ing the blankmaterial, as at certain pontions, 11, 12, and 13, 114C to strengthen thefinished flier respectively at the arm portions and'at the eye portions.rThe central portion 15 of this blank is first cupped, as shown inFig.2, and the tubular, tapering neck 16 of the Hier drawn therein in Wellknown manner, as shown in Fig. 3. En Fig.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Fepplication le August 28, 1912.

e, the upwardly 'turned material about the neck 16 is shown closedthereon, greatly Patented Dec. i?, '1912.

strengthening thetlier at this point; and

the upper end oi' the neck has' been pern orated and the ends 17 and 18of the blank cupped and likewise perforated to form the eyes 19. Fig. 5illustrates the edges ot the eyes turned over to prevent,- cutting oftheV material in passing therethrough. When employing iiiers oitconsiderable size, the ends 17 .and 18 are preferably merely punched outwithout clipping and an eyelet 19', Fig. 8, inserted, thus; increasingthe life of the flier as a whole in allowing replacement o the eyelet.ln Fig. 6, the intermediate material is curled over to form the tubulararms 2() and 21 of the flier, the same, however, not being completelyclosed and leaving an open slot 22i'for the insertion pf the material;The formed up blank is then hent about, in any suitable manner, to theshape of an inverted U, forming' the flier shown in Fig. 7. The flierthus produced is accurately balanced, smooth throughout and reinforcedwhere most nec essary. tWhenlout one leg is desired, it is or course tobe understood' that one of the two legs 2O or 21 may be flattened out.

l claim l. A flier composed of a single piece of' sheet metal having aportion thereoi2 curled over into an. open-slotted tubular leg, one endthereof being perforated; a tubular .neck drawn in said piece of sheetmetal; and an arm connecting the neck with the rother end of the leg.

2. A {liervcomposed of a single piecevpf sheet metal having a portionthereof curled over into an open-slotted tubular leg, one end thereofbeing cupped and perforated to form the eye, and the edge of said eyebeing curled over; a tubular neck drawn in said piece of sheet metal;and an arm connecting the neck with the other end of the leg.

3. A dier composed oi a single piece of sheet -inetal having a portionthereof curled and then outwardly,

end thereof being perforated; a tubular neck drawn in said piece ofsheet meta-l, the lower end thereof being turned upwardly the latterportion forming'the arm of the Vflier connecting said neck with theother end of the said leg; and reinforcing material integral with saidarm.

5. A Hier composed of a single piece of sheet metal having a portionthereof curled over into an open-slotted tubular leg one end thereofbeing perforated; a tubular neck -drawn in said piece of sheet metal,the

lowerend thereof being turned upwardly and then outwardly, the latterportion forming the arm of the flier connecting said 15 l neck with theother end of said leg; reinforcing material integral with said arm; andreinforcing material integral with the leg portion near the eye thereof.

Signed at New York, in the county of 20 New York, and State of New York,this 28th day of August A. D. 1912.

JOSEPH V. VOODVVORTH.

Witnesses:

LAURA E. SMITH, FREDK. F. SGHUETZ.

